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Amaryllidaceae - Amaryllis or vlei-lily family
Nordal, I. (1982) Amaryllidaceae FTEA
Zimudzi, C., Archer, R.H., Kwembeya, E.G. & Nordal, I. (2008) Amaryllidacae FZ 13(1)
Description of the family
Herbs with bulbs or rhizomes. Leaves in a basal rosette or fan. Scape leafless, solid or hollow. Inflorescence of 1-many flowers in an umbel-like inflorescence, subtended by an involucre of 1-many bracts and with ephemeral hyaline bracts between the flowers. Flowers showy, bisexual, 3-merous, actinomorphic (less often slightly zygomorphic). Perianth segments in 2 series of 3, free or ± united; corona sometimes present. Stamens 6. Ovary inferior, 3-locular. Fruit a capsule or berry. Comment: The combination of flowers in umbels, inferior ovary and 6 stamens defines this family unambiguously. The somewhat similar-looking Alliaceae differs in having a superior ovary. Worldwide: 65 genera and 725 species occurring in tropical and warm areas, notably in South Africa and the Andes. |
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More sample images from the cultivated Amaryllidaceae (Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record)
Links to cultivated genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Amaryllis L. | |
| Clivia Lindl. | Description, Image |
| Crinum L. | Description |
| Cyrtanthus Aiton | Description |
| Eucharis Planch. & Linden | |
| Hymenocallis Salisb. | |
| Nerine Herb. | Description |
| Sprekelia Heist. | |
| Zephyranthes Herb. | Description |
Other sources of information about Amaryllidaceae:
Flora of Zimbabwe: native/naturalised Amaryllidaceae pageGRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Amaryllidaceae
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